A ROSE FOR MOTHER

Another Mother's  Day is here,

Bringing joy and pleasures new.

On this special day, Mother dear,

I want to remember you.

I cannot give you costly gifts,

And I've told you this before,

No matter what I give to you,

You give back much, much more.

I'm giving you a pure, sweet rose,

Gathered in the early morn;

This rose you planted in my heart

The day that I was born.

In kindly, loving thoughts of you,

And with the faith you still impart,

The rose I give to you today

Is  the love that's in my heart.

By Cleo M. Shoffstall